We'd look to be doing most of that camping with an odd night or two in B&B (usually if there's no convenient camping). Hotels limited to those doing B&B-range prices in places with no other B&B! Will occasionally compromise with a campsite hut if available (usually on the continent) if we're particularly damp.

Camping, depending on location and state of supplies, may be wild or on a formal site.

May I suggest that accommodation may depend on where the tour takes place? For example, a trip to anywhere western Europe is likely to be very different to a trip to the USA or somewhere like Indonesia perhaps.

For me, in recent years I have only taken tours in Europe.Duration - Anything up to 4 weeks once a year.Camping out of preference for flexibility, always on a campsite. Occasional hotels, say 2%. Never hostels (as in YHA). Yet to use B&B.

I did two tours this summer. The first, Spain I mostly camped due to the weather and abundance of lots of campsites along the coast. Ireland I did about a third camping, third hostels and third bnbs. Both tours 3 weeks, I always seem to camp less by the end of the tour!

I feel sure that the genius that did this, didn't even feel a thud as he drove by.

Over the last twelve years I have spent over 60 nights a year on cycle tours. Accommodation can be a mix in all the categories. Around 30 nights camping, and the other split between the other two depending on location of tour. I do use Travelodges for much of my UK hotel accommodation as mostly they are very bike friendly.

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about ten days a year. Camping where possible, but if we need to catch an early ferry or train will go for a cheap hotel to save faff time in the morning. Likewise if spending a night in a city will choose a hostel or hotel based on price and capacity to safely store bikes....

Honestly it varies but with family limitations let's say 1 week per year on average with 50:50 b&bs to camping. It depends on the time of year I go, where I am and who I'm with*. For instance this year we will spend 10 nights away cycling with the kids in the summer with 8 nights of that camping in Brittany. If the weather is cruddy there will be some hotels. Hostels I seem to have grown out of in preference for b&bs but it depends where you are and price etc. I've just joined warm showers which may add another dimensions.

*A couple of years ago we did a girls trip to Ireland in September, 40 something year old mums and wet weather so we used b&bs ( great breakfasts) . I notice that on the girls trips we tend not to camp mostly because we go outside of the summer months. I missed several years of girls trips due to the age of my kids but I think when they did Norway and Sweden in May they used hostels. In Central Portugal in May we mostly used little hotels as that was what was easily available, and, ahem he odd pousada as well, it is a holiday! I could see the costs really mounting up on a serious trip though even without pousada a but generally doing what the locals do when they travel helps keep costs down.

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